Tag: virtual pub church

• Jan. 15 Gathering: “We have found the Messiah”

  

  This week at New Wineskins we’ll look at exactly what we mean when we say we’ve either encountered or are expecting to encounter the Christ

  Joe

  January 11, 2023

  Gatherings

  Christ, community, conversation, deconstructing liturgy, Faith, Jesus, lectionary, liturgy, love, Messiah, new wineskins, online pub church, pub church, pub theology, story, universal christ, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Nov. 20 Gathering: Reign of Christ Sunday for Spiritual Exiles

  

  What do we really mean when we say “Christ is king?” What does it mean to grant authority to Jesus? And do those two statements even mean the same thing?

  Joe

  November 16, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, reign of christ, spiritual exiles, story, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Feb. 27 Gathering: Transfiguration for Spiritual Exiles

  What if Jesus’ transfiguration is not just a symbol of divinity, but of humanity fulfilled?

  Joe

  February 23, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, Jesus, love, Luke, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, transfiguration, virtual pub, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• Feb. 20 Gathering: How we experience Divine Presence in online communities

  Is there something inherently different about groups that meet online vs. those that gather in person? Does everyone have to be in the same place at the same time, or can engaging with and discussing content asynchronously create its own kind of community?

  Joe

  February 16, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, divine encounter, divine experience, Faith, Jesus, new wineskins, online community, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual community, virtual pub church, wineskins

• Jan. 30 Gathering: Living on the cliffs of Nazareth

  What happens when whole communities organize around Jesus’ prophetic call for justice and liberation rather than consumeristic comfort and institutional preservation?

  Joe

  January 26, 2022

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, faith community, Jesus, love, new wineskins, online community, prophet, prophetic moment, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• (r)Advent Week 3: Joy

  This week at New Wineskins, we’ll continue our celebration of (r)Advent by exploring the theme of Joy, where we find it, and how we can share it through acts of justice and liberation.

  Joe

  December 8, 2021

  Gatherings

  (r)Advent, advent, community, conversation, Faith, Jesus, joy, Justice, liberation, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, story, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• (r)Advent Week 1: Hope

  What does hope look like in the context of liberationist communities? For one thing, it means examining our roles in combatting climate change and lifting up its effects on marginalized communities.

  Joe

  November 24, 2021

  Gatherings

  (r)Advent, advent, community, conversation, Faith, hope, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, radical love, radical reorientation, story, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• Nov. 14 Gathering: Undermining Fear

  “Fear is asking Love, ‘Can I trust you?’ […] Because of the work the Church isn’t doing to reverberate Love in the world, Love’s answer (is) not heard….” (Marlon Hall)

  Joe

  November 9, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, fear, Jesus, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, rennaisance, story, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• Nov. 7 Gathering: The limitations of knowing

  We know our experience as human beings is limited by time and space. But even that knowing is limited. For instance, science tells us that many animals have better senses of sight, hearing, and smell than we do. So what does that tell us about what we are even able to know? What if reality…

  Joe

  November 3, 2021

  Gatherings

  community, conversation, Faith, indigenous spirituality, Jesus, Justice, love, new wineskins, perception, pub church, pub theology, reality, story, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins

• Oct. 31 Gathering: Does God get what God wants? An All Saints Day liturgy for spiritual exiles

  What if contradictions, doubt, and uncertainty have a purpose? What if the real key to knowing comes in the unknowing?

  Joe

  October 27, 2021

  Gatherings

  all saints day, community, contradictions, conversation, deconstruction, doubt, Faith, Jesus, liturgy, love, new wineskins, pub church, pub theology, spiritual exiles, story, virtual pub, virtual pub church, virtual theology pub, wineskins